I had not experienced the excitement forgot to load, transport and assemble a team to watch in the open. And I must admit that all these steps are performed not without some awkwardness about the lack of custom, although the maneuvers, finally, reached the boat to fruition and I enjoy a variety of recreational and observation, aided by the excellent temperature we have these days. Not surprisingly, when learn to ride a bike, worth the simile, never forget, and then we jump downhill at full speed but we have not ridden for a long time. During installation of the telescope I repeatedly that one is made to look comfortable when it is only necessary to open the dome and on the computer. Yes, I have become complacent and experience last night reminded me of my roots as an astronomer before my observatory a reality.
The reason for these activities is that on Tuesday, Day 5, I purchased a Meade LXD75 Series: Newton 152 mm tube and computerized mount with GOTO through the Autostar controller. In the morning I received a notice of Domitius Carbajo (thanks!), My co-partnership, to say that in one of those stores "second hand", offers the telescope, " a very good price and had a pint excellent ". Just after starting, early in the afternoon, I went to the store and made my eyes wide to see that the telescope was new, we think that has not been used. I did not think and of course, loaded with it. Moreover, had paid the same just for the frame, which at first was what I wanted. So I think that the tube is a gift.
The MEADE mounted next to the observatory.
Self Portrait with the phone showing my face with satisfaction.
Well, last night I did the first tests to see if everything worked correctly. That was one of my fears, I had a serious flaw, but it was not. The truth is that the Autostar worked to perfection and GOTO nailed me to the center of the eye quite a lot of the most varied objects. As you know, I'm not used to this kind of subtlety and in my observation, in all my comments The searches are conducted in the old way and with much patience. Saving time from now, I think it will be substantial, resulting in a more productive capture of double stars in a given time of observation. The LXD75 mount is similar, in terms of robustness, in my current EQ5, so there is no problem to load the instrumentation now used in OACP . That's the idea: replace a mount on the other keeping the Newton of 200 mm. Will realize the exchange during the next week. As I saw last night, the impression is that I will not have to do much work to adapt the new mount to the column of the observatory. After your response should be the whole time to capture the faint double stars in the small field of my CCD and GOTO accuracy in these tasks. I have also curious to control the system from your computer using Guide or Cartes du Ciel , like magic, it must be, for someone like me that I never served in such facilities. I'll tell you my changes.
Incidentally, I was surprised by the quality of picture tube of 152 mm, so I acoplaré the EQ5 and will be a good complement to visual outside the observatory. Occasionally, it is worth observing for the sheer pleasure of it. Ad Astra.
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